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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft from the Final Assembly, System Testing Cell
Technicians lift NASA’s Orion spacecraft from the Final Assembly and System Testing cell on June 28, 2024. […]
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NASA Delivers Laser Communications Terminal for Artemis II Moon Mission
The laser communications system for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration with the Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo missions. […]
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NASA Prepares for Orion Spacecraft’s Historic Moon Mission Return, Splashdown Dec. 11
NASA will provide live coverage of the Artemis I uncrewed Orion spacecraft’s return flyby of the Moon on Monday, Dec. 5, as well as its return to Earth on Sunday, Dec. 11. […]
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WATCH: Cameras on NASA’s SLS Rocket and Orion Spacecraft Provide Amazing Views of Adventure to the Moon
WATCH: Cameras on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft give us amazing views of our adventure around the Moon. See up-close views of the Moon from external cameras and the view from inside the capsule. […]
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Approaches Moon for Outbound Powered Flyby
A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken Monday, November 21. On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, a camera was on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays. The darkest spot visible near the middle of the image is Mare Orientale. […]
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‘Moonikin Campos’ Will Command Uncrewed Orion Spacecraft to Moon on NASA’s Space Launch System Megarocket
NASA – When NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft launches aboard the powerful Space Launch System rocket for the spacecraft’s first mission around the Moon on Monday morning, a mannequin named Commander Moonikin Campos will “command” the Orion spacecraft, with two mannequin torsos named Helga and Zohar along for the ride. […]
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NASA Plans to Conduct Another Attempt of Wet Dress Rehearsal in Early June
NASA’s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived back at Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building on April 26 after a 10-hour journey from launch pad 39B. NASA plans to conduct another attempt of the wet dress rehearsal in early June to demonstrate the ability to load propellant into the tanks and conduct a full launch countdown ahead of the Artemis I launch this summer. […]
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NASA to Discuss Wet Dress Rehearsal, Initial Findings From Artemis Moon Mission Modified Test
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 15, to discuss the wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission. […]
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NASA Seeks Input from Potential Partners on Next Generation Astromobile for Future Mission
When astronauts journey to the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket beginning with the Artemis II mission, they will travel by more traditional ground transport as they head to the launch pad to board their spacecraft. […]
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Next Generation of Orion Spacecraft in Production for NASA’s Future Artemis Missions to Mars
Over the next decade, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will carry astronauts during Artemis missions to the Moon to help prepare for human missions to Mars. […]
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BACK TO THE MOON: Orion Spacecraft for Artemis I Undergoing Testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station
The Orion spacecraft, consisting of the crew module and European-built service module, has undergone more than three months of testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, where it was subjected to the extreme temperatures and electromagnetic environment it will experience in the vacuum of space during Artemis missions. […]
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2019 Brings NASA Teams at Kennedy Space Center Closer to Artemis Launches
As 2019 draws to a close, teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have been hard at work preparing for the agency’s Artemis I launch – the first test flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to send the Orion spacecraft around the Moon. […]
